Around 2 am, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Darwish family house in Al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza. Four people were killed from the same family, including the son Mahmoud Salah Darwish who was **due to be married on the same day**. 8 year-old daughter Roaa Darwish was injured. **Names of the martyrs (identified):** 1. Salah Darwish "Abu Mahmoud" 2. Umm Mahmoud (Salah's wife) 3. Mahmoud Salah Darwish (son) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869533465559080962) [2](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869623760522981863) [3](https://x.com/haider_mossawy/status/1869789265007362253) [4](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1869816761933279487))

Around 7:30 am, an Israeli drone struck a group of people in Al-Zohour neighborhood north of Rafah, killing three people. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ahmad Salah Mosleh 2. Ibrahim Raafat Al-Rantisi 3. Alaa Saleh Ahmad (Sources: [1](https://x.com/PalinfoAr/status/1869620342114988318) [2)](https://x.com/PalpostN/status/1869643428029714582))

On december 19, Israel killed four Palestinians and seriously injured three others in this airstrike against Tulkarm refugee camp. Tulkarm Governor Mustafa Taqatqa spoke about an armed Israeli drone that fired a missile at a vehicle in the Balawneh neighborhood of Tulkarm. Less than an hour after the initial attack, Israeli forces invaded the city of Tulkarm. Palestinian civil defense workers rushed to the bombing site to extinguish the vehicle fire and recover the bodies, according to local sources and eyewitnesses. Local residents are reporting a number of martyrs and injured as a result of this attack. The bodies of four people and three injured individuals were transfered at Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarm city. **Israeli statement** Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a press statement that, in a joint operation by the army and the General Security Service, an Air Force plane targeted Tulkarm in the Menashe Brigade area. He did not provide further details. **Martyrs names :** - Mohammad Nafeez Ahmad Rahaymeh, 31 - Tariq Mahmoud Mohammad Al-Dash, 30 - Dosm Sufyan Ahmad Al-Awfi, 19 - Mohammad Rahim Ahmad Al-Awfi, 26 Two brothers   [1](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/152734) [2](http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2024-12/19/content_117618443.htm) [3](https://imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-assassinate-four-palestinians-injure-three-others-in-tulkarem/)

Late afternoon, Israeli occupation forces launched a series of airstrikes in Tuffah neighborhood, killing 20 people. The series of airstrikes targeted - **3 schools**: Shaaban Al-Rayes, Al-Karama, and Sa'd ibn Muadh. - **2 houses**: Ghabayen and Hoso families - **1 civilian car** at the Sanafour intersection [Journalist Islam Bader](https://x.com/AlarabyTV/status/1869786513870844290) reported that the airstrikes were sudden as the IDF had not made any announcement or indicated any new operations in the area, adding that it could be part of a plan to secure its invading troops working on expanding the buffer zone east of the Gaza Strip. The area had experienced multiple Israeli strikes over the previous days, and Islam Bader noted a movement of displacement among the inhabitants, albeit limited. **Three schools** Around 3:45 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the **Shaaban Al-Rayes school** and Al-Karama school in Al-Shaaf area of Tuffah neighborhood. Both schools are next to each other. According to journalist Islam Bader, who was on the ground, the airstrike at Shaaban Al-Rayes school targeted a **soup kitchen** and **clay ovens** financed by the Red Cross. **Photos**    **Names of the martyrs (identified):** 1. Yazan Othman Abdullah Al-Dakhakhani 2. Abdulkarim Asaad Abdullah Al-Dakhakhani (child) 3. Muhammad Asaad Abdullah Al-Dakhakhan (child, Abdulkarim's brother) 4. Ahed Ghabayen (Abu Ahmed), and *his wife and children* 5. Youssef Misbah Al-Batsh 6. Ezz El-Din Amin Karim 7. Ismail Suwaidan 8. Muhammad Jamal Abu Al-Kas 9. Abdurahman Anwar Abdo (child) 10. Muhammad Anwar Al-Dhadha 11. Imad Naser Hoso 12. Ashraf Naser Hoso (Imad's brother) 13. Isam Ramez Hoso (Imad and Ashraf's nephew) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1869828565757506009) [2](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1869837473574199568) [3](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1869742353264906303) [4](https://x.com/islambader_1988/status/1869761302056640690)) **Photos** The Hoso brothers and nephew  Children Abdurahman Anwar Abdo, Abdulkraim and Muhammad Al-Dakhakhni   

**On December 19**, a 80-year-old elderly Palestinian woman, Halima Abu Lail, was shot and murdered by Israeli troops during a military raid into Balata camp in Nablus after being shot by Israeli forces in the chest and leg, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed. Another young man, Qusai Sarouji, was kill directly by live amunition during the raid. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its ambulance crews provided first aid for six wounded civilians, included three people injured by live bullets and two elderly to the hospital: a 70-year-old woman who was shot several times, an elderly man (65 years old) who was shot in the back, and a young man (21 years old) in the abdomen. The PRCS added that Israeli soldiers prevented ambulances from evacuating some casualties and opened fire around them. CCTV footage showed Israeli troops entering the camp using an ambulance, with reinforcements deployed in several neighborhoods to arrest wanted Palestinians. Soldiers used an ambulance to infiltrate the area, resulting in the deaths of two civilians, including 80-year-old Halimah Saleh Hassan Abu Leil. Video evidence and witness testimonies reveal that Israeli forces fired indiscriminately, wounding several people. The Israeli Army later admitted the unauthorized use of a medical vehicle was a "serious offence" and violated international law, which prohibits military use of civilian medical resources. Rights groups, including B’Tselem, condemned the actions as violations of international law and potential war crimes. Among the injured was Hussein Jamal Abu Leil, 25, who underwent life-saving surgery after being shot. Witnesses and relatives insist the victims were civilians unconnected to militias. During the raid, pupils in the camp's UNRWA school had to stay and shelter inside. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Qusai Sarouji (25 y/o) 2. Halima Saleh Hussein Abu Lail (80 y/o)   Sources : [1](http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2024-12/19/content_117618443.htm) [2](https://english.palinfo.com/news/2024/12/19/330721/) [3](https://snd.ps/post/130081) [4](https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/humanitarian-situation-update-248-west-bank-enhear)

Around 1 am, an Israeli strike targeted the Zard family house in Al-Daraj neighborhood, in the middle of Gaza City. Five people were killed. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Yousef Al-Zard "Abu Al-Saeed" 2. Mihad Al-Zard (Yousef's wife) 3. Walid Youssef Al-Zard (son) 4. Anas Yousef Al-Zard “Abu Marwan” (son) 5. Umm Marwan Al-Zard (Anas's wife) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869516253360255038) [2](https://x.com/Sa7atPl/status/1869529427086123176) [3](https://x.com/Sa7atPl/status/1869629565456302133) [4](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1869776714190184656))

Around 10:15 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the house of the Al-Zaytouniya family near Al-Tabi'in school in Al-Daraj neighborhood, in the middle of Gaza City. Six people were killed. (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Sa7atPl/status/1869478105435582948) [2](https://x.com/ShehabAgency/status/1869517615884116176) [3](https://x.com/Sa7atPl/status/1869629565456302133)) **Photos** 

At 10 pm, an Israeli strike targeted the Al-Najjar family house in Jabalia al-Balad. 10 people were killed. (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1869474892619591822) [2](https://x.com/Sa7atPl/status/1869497669275807797) [3](https://x.com/Sa7atPl/status/1869629565456302133))

Around 11:30 am, an Israeli aristrike targeted the Abu Youssef family house near Abu Mutlaq gas station in Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis. Three people were killed, including two women whose bodies were charred and a child **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Hani Muhammad Abu Youssef (44 y/o) 2. Maysoun Salman Abu Youssef (40 y/o) 3. Marah Hani Abu Youssef (14 y/o) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/ShehabAgency/status/1869314343139181044) [2](https://x.com/refugeesps/status/1869321459967152200) [3](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869333412131332475))

Around 9:30 am, an Israeli aristrike targeted a group of people in Jabalia al-Nazla, killing two people. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ahmad Munir Abu Warda 2. Mustafa Riyad Abu Warda 3. Yousef Omar Abu Warda ([succumbed to wounds on December 20](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1870078763171754149)) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/PalpostN/status/1869284450619822453) [2](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869290983646761470))